[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E22]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. NORMA J. TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 9, 2020

  Mrs. TORRES of California. Madam Speaker, as the mother of an air 
force veteran, my heart goes out to every military family right now 
living on pins and needles over what President Trump set in motion. We 
still don't know what threat was so dire that President Trump needed to 
risk a conflict with Iran to kill their second-most powerful leader. 
What we do know is American lives are our nation's most precious 
treasure, and this president cannot be trusted to keep us safe. I was 
unavoidably detained during the vote and regret that I was not able to 
cast my vote tonight, but I wholeheartedly support the War Powers Act 
(H. Con. Res. 83) and would have voted in favor of it as reflected in 
my YEA vote and testimony in the Rules Committee the day prior.
  Had I been present, I would have voted: YEA on Roll Call No. 7.

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